Information Systems Risk Management
Course Description
This course identifies and defines the types of risks that information systems professionals need to consider during the development and implementation of computer based information systems. This course will survey remedies and prevention techniques available to address the risk areas present. Organizational policies and current regulatory considerations will also be examined relative to development, implementation and use of computer based information systems.
Topics and Objectives
Enterprise Information Systems Risk Management
- Recognize the importance of Information Systems Risk Management.
- Identify organizational issues and concerns.
- Describe basic organizational security issues and concerns.
Risk Control Models
- Identify organizational structures and the roles they assume in risk management.
- Examine risk control improvement models.
- Compare and contrast various risk control models.
Risk Assessment
- Identify components of risk assessment.
- Discuss the components of risk assessment.
- Examine how each component plays a role in assessing risk.
Project Management of Risk
- Recognize how Project Management can aid in risk management.
- Differentiate between process and application risks.
- Relate project control variables to risk management.
Regulatory considerations for management
- Comprehend needs for risk planning and management.
- Discuss the affects and implications of federal regulations on business functions, processes and procedures.
- Apply risk management methodologies in situational cases.